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After many years of hard work with little time available for travel, Max and Hailey put everything in storage and set off to explore, learn and taste their way across the globe. They have visited 175 out of 195 countries. Hailey shares highlights of their beautiful places and amazing food. To see and learn more about their incredible travels got to - notyetback.com

Paige Burrow returns to share her love for Ukraine and how people have created beauty from war. Paige always helps understands the struggles and emotion strain the destruction of Ukraine has had on it's fine people.

Aaron Blue and his colleagues from Thailand life's are in danger. They did not get the proper documents to be  in Myanmar (Burma) to conduct their seminar. The three military officials who just walked in can make the men from Thailand disappear. Yes, as in kill them and no one will ever know what happened to them or find their bodies. Aaron understands the potential danger and what does he do? He starts making jokes and gets them all to laugh. It also happened at the Myanmar/Bangladesh border when doing more of his humanitarian work. Aaron is a unique is this way. In tense and life-threatening situations Aaron Blue's heart rate goes down he gets quite comfortable and relaxes. In this podcast Aaron explains the dangerous and corruption of Myanmar and how and why he does his humanitarian work to help the people.

In 2010 to 2012 Paige Barrows served in Ukraine as a peacecorp volunteer. She developed friends and love for the people. Those friendships led to her going back and helping the Ukraine people in their fight for their freedom. She has been in war zones and helped the people all over the country with her humanitarian work. To date she has raised over $350,000 for humanitarian aid. Paige graphically explains the effect the war has had on Ukraine and the beauty quality of the people who are fighting for their freedom. She also explains what is really going on there and what we hear and see in the news are not one in the same. Paige wekcome you to visit her on facebook at Paige Barrows.

Families come from Myanmar to Thailand seeking a better future They are leaving a country where the conditions include: 70 years of ongoing armed conflict 32% poverty rate (38.8% in rural population) Massive corruption and Lack of opportunity     Mae Sot Thailand is where the main center on the border for economic migration from all over Myanmar. These Myanmar migrant families are subject to a host of extreme risk factors that contribute to the destruction of families and exploitation of their children.     The Risk Factors increase stress on the family leading to an increased incidence of spousal and child abuse. The family breakdown of spousal abandonment exacerbates the existing risk factors of trafficking, children sold, taken, or recruited into sexual, begging, and commercial labor slavery.     The Charis Project is where Aron Blue has dedicated his life to helping these people. The Project not only work to provide for a family's physical needs, but their mental, emotional, and spiritual needs as well. For families to be fully restored, healing and strengthening must take place in hearts and minds, as well as bodies. The Charis Project works for total restoration of each person in the family unit and the larger community as well.  thecharisproject.org

Bo Nelson is a caring, concerning scientific, artful creative thinker. His company is called Thou Mayest. As Bo explain, "'Thou Mayest'" is seeing your life as a vast, glowing empty page, waiting to be written by you." Those words are the tagline and philosophy of Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters who are not only specialty coffee brands but a community movement. The phrase "Thou Mayest" translates to "the way is open". It frames life as a vast, glowing, empty page that you have the power and freedom to write yourself.     Welcome to the thinking of Bo Nelson who started the company in a garage in 2012. Thou Mayest operates as a community-driven brand connecting entrepreneurs, artists, activists, business owners, and coffee drinkers. They roast and source specialty-grade, small-batch coffee beans (including blends like Wild Child, Boldly Go, Alter Ego and 11 more).  In this podcast you will enter the mind of Bo Nelson whose ideas of bringing people together while opening up the freedom to be your authentic creative self. As Bo explains, "Coffee is just the portal." And as I wrote in the title, This podcast is a lot more than just about coffee.  For more information: thoumayest.com/

Family Tree Nursey is such a cool place to relax, buy beautiful plants and get the best knowledge of caring people who truly want to help you with any of your plant needs. Jessie and Jonah Nelson join the YJHTL podcst to share their family owned nurseries with insightful planting information. They explain why autumn is the perfect to plant trees and shrubs. They also share the pinching and growing of the 52,000 mums they grow and sell - with over 30 spectacular colors. These two brothers as well as their older one, Bo grew up as kids learning and loving the art and science of growing plants from their grandpa who started the business. Trust me, you will thoroughly enjoy Jessie and Jonah as they share a fun and lively discussion on the love of trees and plants.  Family Tree Nursery familytreenursery.com

You charming and funny host traced the origins of the word F*U*C*K and then takes you to grammar class and how we use the word. This is a fun and facsinating F*U*C*K*I*N*G podcast.

Nathan Elser's words: "It was 2016. I was in Cell Block 16, locked in an 8x10 concrete cell 23 hours a day. My cellmate was a young dude who looked like a drugged-out Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High — detoxing and fighting demons, physically and mentally. I'd stare into the polished piece of metal bolted to my cell wall, the closest thing to a mirror, and look at the shell of a person I'd become. And I made a promise: I was going to change my life in every way possible. "I'm sharing this because somewhere out there is a kid or someone out there who thinks their life is already decided. -       Maybe their parents don't give a sh*t about them. -       Maybe they're surrounded by the wrong people. -       Maybe they've made terrible decisions. -       Maybe they feel like they're too far gone. -       They're not. -       A bad hand doesn't mean you have to play the rest of your life with it. -       Your past can explain where you came from — it doesn't get to decide where you're going. -       Never give up on yourself. -       I didn't."   You are welcome to contact Nathan Elser on facebook.

For half a century, my comedy material gave me a voice, an identity, and a place to stand. But I discovered even something I deeply loved became a boundary. I began protecting what worked instead of risking what might work next.  So, I recently performed it for the last time. I am no longer required to sound like the comedian I was. It's time to surprise myself again. I retired my comedy material. I did not retire my gift for creating. I just cleared the stage for it.

Dr. Christopher Celio is a licensed psychologist who is the Vice President of Development and Research at The Hume Center. Celio works with diverse community needs through innovative mental health services, focusing on trauma, depression, suicide prevention, and substance use.    Chris began his journey with The Hume Center in 2007, bringing over a decade of experience in clinical practice and program development. His leadership in culturally sensitive behavioral health services and professional training has been recognized with the 5 Hope Awards for his contributions to the SPIRIT Program.

Tio (Uncle) Pepe has spent most of his life making people laugh. Long before there was a stage, microphone, or even the name Tio Pepe, he was the middle child of Cuban refugees, born and raised in Kansas City. From an early age, he hated seeing people sad or upset… even people he didn't particularly like. Being the middle child also taught him something else very quickly: if he wanted attention, he was going to have to figure out how to create it himself.     His formative years were spent in Catholic schools where he developed the combination of discipline, rebellion, humor, and Catholic guilt that would eventually find its way onto the comedy stage. He became a high school wrestling state champion while simultaneously frustrating teachers who recognized his academic ability and wished he were considerably more interested in proving it.     Tio Pepe did go on to earn both bachelor's and master's degrees and eventually reached all but dissertation status in a PhD program in Communication Studies.     His path also included twenty-one years of military service in both active duty and the reserve component, including nearly seventeen months deployed to a combat zone. Outside the military, his professional life has been equally varied, with stops in business consulting, automobile sales, and the construction industry. He is also the proud father of a son who is now a college student.     Through all of those chapters, one thing remains consistent; He loves making people laugh. He's the uncle you never knew you wanted He's the uncle you cannot live without. He's Tio Pepe.

Love gives freedom. Attachment demands reassurance. Love sees the other person as they truly are. Attachment sees what they provide. Love can grieve and still let go. Attachment clings because letting go feels like losing part of oneself. The question is, "Can I care for them without needing to possess, control, or change them?"

Michelle Plante is a Kansas City-based comedian and creator of This Might Hurt A Little, a live storytelling show exploring vulnerability, connection, and the things we're usually too afraid to say out loud. In this podcast Michelle reads two letters expressing love, rage and hope Follow her on Instagram @michelleplantecomedy and find her at michelleplante.com

The problem isn't the problem. The problem is that you are not doing anything about what you identify what the problem is. And anger and blame are not the solution. How do you know? The problem is still there. So what are you going to do about it? yjhtl.com